Joliet boy dies 5 days after being hit by car

A 12-year-old boy has died five days after being struck by a car in Joliet, authorities said.

Alfonso Hernandez, of Joliet, was declared dead late Thursday morning at Provena-St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, according to the Will County coroner's office.

Hernandez had been hit by a car on April 3 at the intersection of Hickory and Ruby streets, according to the coroner's office.

Police told the Joliet Herald-News following the crash that Hernandez had stepped out into traffic and been struck by a car driven by a 44-year-old Joliet woman. No citations were issued at the time of the accident.